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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rumor was spread after Agricola's death?

2. How did Agricola's father get Gaius the emperor angry at him?

3. With which ruler did Agricola have the most tense relationship?

4. Which Caledonian addressed the British men to inspire courage against the Romans?

5. Why did Tacitus provide so much British history in "The Agricola"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What about Agricola 's military strategy and career was criticized by Tacitus?

2. How did Tacitus compare the living arrangements of the Germans to the Romans?

3. Close to getting a German province, Tacitus believed what caused Rome from procuring strongholds?

4. Why did Tacitus believe it was unlikely the Germans were immigrants from elsewhere?

5. What characteristic did Tacitus describe in Agricola in regards to judicial duties?

6. Tacitus felt what factors caused turmoil in the Roman Republic?

7. "The Germania" is the study of what in particular? Why was Tacitus so concerned?

8. Compare the role of women in German warfare to women in Roman warfare as Tacitus described it.

9. How did Tacitus believe Rome's first encounter with Germans occurred?

10. Tacitus described marriage in German cultures. According to his description, what were common gifts between a man and woman that were to be married? What did the gifts symbolized?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the state of cultural morals between Germany and the Roman Empire, such as the morals of loyalty to an emperor or king, the commitment of marriage, the bond between a parent and child, etc.

Essay Topic 2

Tacitus was a senator under various rulers, both good and bad. What challenges were there and how did he deal with them? What were some possible reasons he reacted the way he did? Provide examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

According to Tacitus, how had storytelling changed over generations?

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